Understand Christmas in Japan with Printable Christmas Templates

As the holiday season approaches, it’s a beautiful time to kick off a cultural journey right from inside your classroom. While Christmas is a global holiday, did you know that in Japan, the Christmas holiday is unlike anywhere else in the world?

From dazzling light displays to non-traditional meals, Japan’s celebration of Christmas is a blend of the familiar and the wonderfully unexpected. Help your students learn more about Christmas in Japan, or “Kurisumasu”, and discover how the Japanese celebration of Christmas makes the season much brighter.

How Do They Celebrate Christmas in Japan? With Kindness, of Course!

Christmas is very popular in Japan, but it is not a religious holiday like in other countries. In Japan, Christmas is very similar to Valentine’s’ Day. Couples celebrate by going out to dinner or having small parties. This romantic holiday is celebrated on Christmas Eve. Couples exchange gifts, and the goal of the celebration is to spread kindness and love.

This printable Kindness Christmas light template is a heartwarming and creative way to spread kindness and help your students learn about a new cultural celebration. Using this template, students will create a Kindness Christmas light craft to show how they plan on ‘lighting up the world’ with kindness this holiday season. Each Christmas light outline is beautifully designed with a beautiful Japanese patterned motif for your students to colour when they finish writing.

Download Your Kindness Christmas Light Template

It’s time to wrap up your Christmas lesson plans and unwrap the gift of no-prep resources. Your new printable Christmas light template is ready to use! Click the download button to access your quick-print PDF resource file.

🖨️Printing Tip – We recommend printing this template on cardstock. The thicker paper will make a sturdier display and allow for easier cutting and hanging.

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